Here’s a deep dive into the library that Netflix will acquire from Warner Bros. An earthquake just hit Hollywood. After an intense bidding process, Netflix has emerged victorious, becoming the future shepherd of Warner Bros. and its TV and movie studios, as well as HBO and HBO Max.

The competition between Netflix and Paramount Skydance to acquire the studio is haunted by the ghosts of mergers past.

Robert Pietranton, tenured publicity and communications executive at Warner Bros. Television, died in his Los Angeles home Wednesday. He was 56. Pietranton most recently served as Senior Vice President, Publicity and Communications at Warner Bros.

Premiering on Fox in 2013, The Following was created by Kevin Williamson, who recently worked on Netflix’s The Waterfront, which was sadly canceled after a single season, and is also the creator behind the Scream franchise and The Vampire Diaries.

Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The effort announced Monday initiates a potentially bruising battle with Netflix to buy the company behind HBO and CNN, along with the power to reshape much of the nation’s entertainment landscape.